Changelog — GameDay Analytics

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Exclude correlated parlays from Auto Parlay MLB

Auto Parlay now filters out combinations where the same player appears on multiple legs (e.g. Bobby Witt Jr. on both Runs and Hits+Runs+RBIs). Sportsbooks reduce payouts on correlated parlays, so these are no longer suggested.

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Fix check effectiveness on prediction history pages MLB

Check effectiveness tables on HRR Overs and Unders history pages now correctly display pass/fail counts and hit rates. A MariaDB JSON_VALUE boolean comparison issue was causing all values to show as zero.

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Add full-criteria vs near-miss badges to prediction history MLB

Daily breakdown on HRR prediction history pages now shows whether each prediction was a full-criteria match or a near-miss, with checks passed count.

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Fix HRR Unders min games threshold MLB

Adjusted HRR Unders smart min-games offset to match HRR Overs, preventing overly strict filtering early in the season.

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Game info on Auto Parlay MLB

Auto Parlay cards now display each players matchup and game time

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Min/Max Odds Filter on Auto Parlay MLB

Added Min Odds and Max Odds filters to the Auto Parlay page to exclude props with extreme juice

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Auto Parlay Builder MLB

Added Auto Parlay page that automatically finds the best parlay combinations from todays available props. Select a sportsbook, number of legs, and minimum hit rate to discover ranked parlays with full day-by-day breakdowns.

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Sportsbook Filter on Top Performers MLB

Added a sportsbook dropdown to the Top Performers page to filter results by a specific sportsbook

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Fix game times on system pages MLB

Fixed game times on HRR Overs, HRR Unders, Hits Over, and Home Favorites system pages to correctly convert from UTC to Central Time

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Min/Max Line Filters MLB

Added Min Line and Max Line filter fields to the dashboard toolbar for filtering props by line value range

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HRR Unders System MLB

New evaluation system for identifying H+R+RBI prop under opportunities. Uses 7 checks including under hit rate, batting order position, opposing pitcher WHIP, team implied runs, venue, platoon disadvantage, and minimum games played. Includes prediction tracking and history page.

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Smart Min Games Default for HRR Overs MLB

Min games filter now auto-calculates based on max team games played this season plus an adjustable offset (default -2). Updates dynamically as the season progresses.

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System Prediction Tracking MLB

Added prediction tracking for HRR Overs system — locks predictions before games, grades them postgame, and provides a history page with accuracy stats and check effectiveness analysis

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System Prediction Lock Script MLB

Added sync_lock_predictions.php — a cron script that snapshots qualifying and near-miss HRR Overs predictions roughly 1 hour before each game, storing them in system_predictions for later grading and performance tracking.

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System Prediction Lock Script MLB

Added sync_lock_predictions.php — a cron script that snapshots qualifying and near-miss HRR Overs predictions roughly 1 hour before each game, storing them in system_predictions for later grading and performance tracking.

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Renamed HRR Advantage to HRR Overs MLB

Renamed the H+R+RBI Advantage system to HRR Overs for clarity — updated all URLs, routes, and navigation links

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Smart Min Games & Odds Range Filter MLB

Dashboard now auto-calculates minimum games based on season progress and selected market type (batting vs pitching). Added min/max odds range inputs to filter prop lines. All defaults are configurable from the admin panel.

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Hard Rock Bet Added MLB

Added Hard Rock Bet as a sportsbook source for player prop odds.

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Sportsbook Auto-Discovery in Odds Sync MLB

The odds API sync script now automatically detects and records all sportsbooks encountered during each run, keeping the sportsbooks table current without manual intervention.

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Sportsbook Filtering for Prop APIs MLB

All prop-related API endpoints (daily-props, game-props, prop-hit-rates, prop-analysis, top-performers) now filter results to only show props from active sportsbooks. Inactive sportsbooks can be toggled off in the admin panel without affecting data integrity.

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Sportsbook Toggle API MLB

Added POST /api/odds-api-sportsbook-toggle endpoint to enable or disable individual sportsbooks, controlling which books appear in odds API responses.

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Sportsbook Management Table MLB

Added odds_api_sportsbooks table to control which sportsbooks appear in front-end props displays. All sportsbook data continues to sync regardless of active status.

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Fix admin gear icon visibility MLB

Made the admin gear icon black so it is visible against the light navbar background.

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Under hit rates now calculate correctly MLB

Clicking the Under toggle on the dashboard now recalculates hit rates (season, L5, L10) to show how often the player goes under the line, instead of just showing under odds.

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Hits+Runs+RBIs OVER System MLB

New system that identifies batters with high Hits+Runs+RBIs hit rates in favorable matchup conditions. Filters by batting order, opposing pitcher WHIP, team implied runs, ballpark, and platoon advantage. Includes Over/Under toggle and admin dashboard with configurable venue toggles.

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Fix stale team assignments in Prop Analyzer MLB

Player team labels now correctly reflect current-season rosters instead of potentially showing previous season teams

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Fixed player photos on Top Performers pages MLB

Player headshots now display correctly on both Top Performers and Team Top Performers pages using the MLB CDN.

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Team Top Performers page MLB

New page to view top-performing players filtered by team. Select any team from the dropdown to see which players are hitting their prop lines at the highest rates.

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Admin-Selectable Prop Markets MLB

Top Performers prop markets are now configurable from the admin Prop Analysis settings. Each market can be toggled to Over, Under, or Off. Removed low-value props like stolen bases, singles, and doubles by default.

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Top Performers Page MLB

Added a new Top Performers page under Prop Analysis that highlights players consistently hitting their prop lines. Filter by pitchers or batters, with admin-configurable hit rate and minimum games thresholds.

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Parlay Builder MLB

New multi-leg parlay analyzer — select 2-6 player props, choose teams, players, stats, and lines, then see historical hit rates showing how often your parlay would have hit this season.

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Hits Over System MLB

New evaluation system that identifies teams likely to go over on total hits. Enter a threshold and direction to see which teams's projected hits (based on rolling batting averages vs opponent pitching trends) meet your criteria.

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Systems Overview Page MLB

New systems overview page listing all evaluation systems with a highlighted section showing today qualifying games across all active systems

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Disambiguated duplicate prop labels MLB

Pitcher Strikeouts, Batter Strikeouts, and Pitcher Walks now have distinct labels in market dropdowns instead of showing duplicate Strikeouts/Walks entries.

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Min Games filter on dashboard MLB

Added a Min Games input to the dashboard toolbar. Defaults to 3 so players with only 1-2 games of data are filtered out, reducing misleading small-sample hit rates.

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Improved hit rate sorting and sample size display MLB

Dashboard prop cards now sort by total games when hit rates are tied, so players with more data rank higher. L5/L10 trend labels now show game count when fewer than 5 or 10 games are available (e.g. 100% (2g)) to indicate small sample sizes.

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Convert all times to Central Time MLB

All game times across the site now display in Central Time (CT). Fixed a bug where dashboard game filter buttons showed broken times like 2014:05 PM. Added a shared formatGameTime() helper to ensure all future time displays are consistent.

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Fixed prop sync cron job MLB

Resolved issue where daily prop imports were silently failing due to a missing log directory. Created the log directory and fixed file ownership so the cron job runs correctly under the gamedayanalytics user.

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Admin Systems Dashboard MLB

Added a Systems section to the MLB Admin dashboard with configurable parameters for the Heavy Home Favorites system. Includes live preview showing how parameter changes affect today's game evaluations in real-time.

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Fix dashboard player photos and props display MLB

Fixed player headshots on the props dashboard to use MLB CDN instead of local files. Fixed market type mapping that prevented props from loading. Fixed empty market dropdown when no props are available.

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Fix props dashboard API MLB

Fixed the daily props API which was broken due to incorrect database column references. The props dashboard now loads correctly.

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MLB Admin Dashboard MLB

Added a dedicated admin dashboard at mlb.gamedayanalytics.net/admin with password-protected access, sync log monitoring, data overview, and centralized links to admin tools. Removed public Admin nav section and replaced with a subtle gear icon.

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Collapsible closing line history on player profiles MLB

Closing line history is now grouped by game and collapsible — showing the matchup and O/U summary on each row. Most recent game is expanded by default.

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Fix prop history grading for closing line history MLB

Fixed the prop grading pipeline which was failing due to incorrect database column mappings and a missing table reference. Closing line history on player profiles now shows results across all game dates instead of only March 30.

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Bridge Builder timezone fix MLB

Game times on the Bridge Builder page now display in Central Time

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Bridge Builder & Pitcher Evaluations MLB

New admin dashboard for assigning pitcher starter tiers (Tier 1/2) and reliever roles (Setup Man/Closer). Bridge Builder page automatically filters today's MLB games through a 5-point qualification system: moneyline range, starter tier, bullpen LOB%, reliever availability, and sweep risk detection.

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Fixed missing early-season game data MLB

Backfilled game stats, lineups, and umpire data from Opening Day (Mar 26) through Mar 29. Updated cron sync scripts to use a rolling date window instead of today-only, preventing data gaps at season start.

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Player detail page rewritten for live schema MLB

Rewrote player-detail.php and the player-stats API to use the actual server schema: batters/pitchers tables (no players table), game_pk/game_date/status_abstract in games, base_on_balls/strike_outs/pitches_thrown in player_game_stats, and avg/obp/slg/ops columns in batters. Added new Closing Line History section showing graded O/U results with trend dots against closing lines from prop_history table.

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Closing Line Hit Rate Analyzer MLB

Added historical closing line analysis to player prop cards. CL10 shows the last 10 games hit rate against the closing consensus line with visual Over/Under trend indicators.

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The Odds API Integration MLB

Switched player prop data source to The Odds API with multi-sportsbook support (including Hard Rock Bet), intelligent 4-layer player name matching, and an admin dashboard for market management and unmatched player resolution.

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Fixed pitcher matchup expansion MLB

Clicking a pitcher on the matchup page now correctly shows the opposing lineup with strikeout percentages (Season, L5, L10, Career) for prop analysis.

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Complete sync infrastructure MLB

All player game stats, lineups, umpires, standings, and injuries now sync automatically from the MLB Stats API. Games update every 10 minutes during game hours, with a full sweep at 1:30 AM ET.

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Per-Game Player Stats MLB

Individual game batting and pitching lines now stored for every player. Powers L5, L10, season, and career over/under calculations.

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Game Lineups MLB

Batting orders and field positions synced from MLB boxscores for all games.

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Umpire Tracking MLB

Home plate umpire assignments now tracked for every game to analyze scoring tendencies.

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MLB Standings MLB

Full standings with splits (home/away, day/night, L10, one-run, extra-inning) synced daily.

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Injury Status Tracking MLB

Injured list status synced from all 30 team rosters, updated daily.

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Automated Sync Schedule MLB

Three cron jobs handle data freshness: daily pre-game (6 AM), live updates every 10 min with instant post-game stats, final sweep at 1:30 AM.

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Historical Data Backfill MLB

Per-game stats, lineups, and umpires backfilled for all regular season games from 2020 to 2025.

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Migrated to Official MLB Stats API MLB

All game schedules, pitcher season stats, and batter season stats are now sourced directly from the official MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). Database rebuilt with MLB-native IDs for improved accuracy and reliability.

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Prop Analyzer Shows All Qualifying Players MLB

The Prop Hit Rate Analyzer now finds all players meeting your criteria regardless of whether they have a game today. The Game column indicates their matchup status.

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Game Column in Prop Analyzer MLB

The Prop Hit Rate Analyzer now shows each player's matchup and game time alongside their prop data.

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Hide Completed Games from Dashboard MLB

Games that have already finished no longer appear on the daily props dashboard.

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Fix Duplicate Game Tabs MLB

Fixed an issue where game filter tabs on the dashboard were showing the same game multiple times.

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Fix Lineup Sync Errors MLB

Fixed a data type issue in the lineup sync that was causing insert errors for the probable pitcher field.

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Incremental Post-Game Sync MLB

Player game stats, prop results, and lineups now process within ~10 minutes of a game ending instead of waiting for the 1:30 AM overnight batch.

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Filter Spring Training from Game Log MLB

Player profile game log now only shows regular season games, excluding spring training appearances.

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Full BDL API Data Mirror MLB

Now syncing all 19 BDL API endpoints including Statcast pitch-by-pitch data, play-by-play, standings, lineups, player splits, injuries, and batter-vs-pitcher matchups. Historical data backfilled for 2022-2025 seasons.

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Pitching Matchups Page MLB

Added a new Pitching Matchups page showing today's starting pitchers grouped by game. Click any pitcher to see head-to-head strikeout rates, AVG, and OPS against the opposing lineup with career, season, L5, and L10 views.

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Prop Hit Rate Analyzer MLB

New cross-player discovery tool that finds players with consistent hit rates against their current prop lines. Filter by prop type, direction, minimum hit rate, and games played. Includes L5/L10 trends and sortable results.

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Umpire game preview per-season hit rates MLB

Umpire Game Preview cards now show the O/U line with the umpire hit rate broken down by season. Pitcher combo data also includes per-season breakdown. Fixed betting odds sync to correctly parse BDL API response fields.

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Renamed Accuracy to Hit Rate on props cards MLB

The props dashboard now displays Hit Rate instead of Accuracy for clarity. Also fixed hit rate data not showing by falling back to the most recent season when the current season has no game stats yet.

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Prop Card Dashboard MLB

Redesigned the MLB home page to display player props in a card-based layout with prop type selector, game filters, sportsbook filter, sort options, and hit rate trending (L5/L10/SZN). Cards show player photo, matchup, prop line, odds, and accuracy metrics sorted by hit rate.

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Umpire Game Preview Page MLB

New page showing home plate umpire O/U hit rates, threshold grids, and starting pitcher combo stats for any date. Pick a date and instantly see how the umpire influences each game.

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Fix Stale LIVE Badges MLB

Dashboard no longer shows LIVE badges for games that started more than 6 hours ago, preventing false live indicators when the API is slow to finalize game status.

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Team Logos on Dashboard MLB

Today's Games cards on the dashboard now show team logos instead of plain text abbreviations.

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Season Selector on Umpires Page MLB

Added season filter checkboxes to the Umpires listing page. Users can now filter umpire stats by specific seasons for more targeted analysis.

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Filter Spring Training from Umpire Stats MLB

Fixed umpire stats to exclude spring training games. All umpire pages and the stats cache now only count regular season HP games, producing accurate game counts, averages, and over/under percentages.

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Umpire Analysis tool MLB

New Umpire Analysis page for analyzing HP umpire tendencies with custom over/under thresholds across multiple stat types (runs, K, BB, HR, hits) with season filtering, hit rate cards, threshold grid, and game history.

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Game time display on dashboard MLB

Scheduled games now show their start time (ET) instead of a generic Scheduled badge on the dashboard, games today, and game detail pages.

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Umpire Filtering & Custom O/U Line Analysis MLB

Added interactive filters to the Umpires page — set minimum HP games, enter a custom O/U line threshold, and toggle between Over and Under to see hit rates. Includes sortable columns and historical vs. actual betting line tracking.

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Season Selector MLB

Players and pitchers pages now support browsing historical seasons.

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Player Headshots MLB

Player profile and list pages now show player photos.

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Team Logos MLB

Team logo images replace text abbreviations across all pages.

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Smart stat columns on Players page MLB

Players page now shows only relevant stat columns when filtering by position — batting stats for hitters, pitching stats for pitchers.

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Historical season data (2020-2025) MLB

Added complete season statistics going back to 2020. Browse any season using the season selector on Players, Pitchers, and Player Profile pages.

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Player positions standardized MLB

Normalized all player position data to standard abbreviations (SP, LF, 3B, etc.) for consistent filtering across the platform.

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Season stats data corrected MLB

Fixed field mapping for all batting and pitching statistics. OBP, SLG, OPS, ERA, WHIP, W-L, K, and IP now display correctly across all player pages.

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Launch MLB Player Prop Analytics MLB

Full MLB platform with player stats, game logs, prop analysis, umpire factors, and betting odds tracking.